Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, had no right to issue a vacation notice to Fulani herders in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Igboho, who is the Akoni Oodua of Yoruba land, had asked herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle to leave within seven days.

At the expiration of the ultimatum last week, he and his followers had stormed the Fulani settlement in Igangan to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and the herders.

But Falana advised the affected herders to seek redress in court, saying, “Anybody who is affected by such illegal quit notices would have to go to court to stop whoever is issuing the notices. That is the law but don’t let us resort to violence; it is unnecessary.”

The senior advocate, who spoke on a BBC programme on Wednesday monitored by The PUNCH, argued that some of the evicted herders had lived in Ibarapaland for many years and have the constitutional rights to do so.

Falana said, “With profound respect under our laws, even a squatter cannot be ejected and that is why on a daily basis, tenants are given quit notices by landlords or owners of properties.

“So, a private citizen cannot wake up and say anybody should leave the community, you must embrace the rule of law. Nobody can do that, not even the government because section 43 of the constitution says every citizen shall have the right to own and acquire properties in any parts of the country.

“The campaign of the human rights community is that if you are born in a place, or you have lived for not less than ten years in any part of the country, you should be considered an indigene and be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the so-called indigenes of the state. So, for me, there is no way I can embrace anyone who has given quit notice to any group of people.”

Falana warned against generalisation, saying criminal elements must be arrested and prosecuted without an entire ethnic group being labelled as criminal.

“We must stop the idea of criminal profiling. If anybody has committed an offence or a group of people has committed an offence, we must fish them out and have them tried under the law but you can’t wake up and say all Yoruba people, all Hausa people are criminals, all Igbo people are criminals. No, it is a fallacy of generalisation,” he noted.

He said the failure of the government to prosecute those paraded by the police for state offences had resulted in a situation where private citizens issue quit notices to people of other tribes.

The rights advocate said, “The government must ensure that the lives of the citizens are secured. It is the abdication of the duty of the government that has made the Sunday Igbohos to be relevant in the society.

“That is why private citizens give quit notices to people from other parts of the country. It is not the right way to fight this problem.

“We need to have ranches, in Oyo State in particular. The largest abattoir in West Africa is located in Oyo State but the state government has not allowed the abattoir to function for the past nine years. Is that how to run a country?

“The scientific way of solving this problem has been abandoned. So, why would a Sunday Igboho not take over the government of that state? That is what is going on.

“There are genuine fears and facts on ground that the lives and properties in that state and in many states of the country are not safe.

“Let the government remove the basis of this quit notice by ensuring that lives and property of every person in Nigeria in safe.”

Source:
https://m.punchng.com/News/Sunday-Igboho-has-no-right-to-issue-eviction-notice-to-herdsmen-Falana

This sly cunning man has arrived

STFUM He did the right thing, you won't feel what we've been going through when your family hasn't been victimized before

fakz papa

So the SW wants one Nigeria when it suits them but not when it suits the country or other tribes,good it’s coming from one of theirs..

One Nigeria you want,one Nigeria you shall get.

Falana alway at the middle!

Finally, someone has UNDERSCORED my exact point! God bless you, Falana.. No wonder you made my list of CREDIBLE Nigerians we should EMULATE...

When I condemned Sunday Igboho's unlawful action, some unpatriotic Yorubas attacked me. To them, my condemning his action was synonymous with supporting the killer herdsmen's heinous crimes... To them, it's a war between the Yorubas and the Fulanis... Neglecting the fact that I was among the people that supported Governor Akeredolu (on his own notice.. see screenshot)..

But it's well.. At least, I now know the true color of those unpatriotic, tribalistic and opportunistic chameleons parading themselves as patriots... Thank God for REVEALING their true colors through this incident... Nigeria must better whether you bastards like it or not!

Long live Nigeria!

If the Government had risen to the challenges of insecurity, we wouldn't have had groups and individuals rising up to defend their people, but Buhari would not want to hurt his killer brothers.


Igboho Osha we are solidly behind you.
He is not giving herdsmen quit notice in Ogun this time, he only says the criminal herdsmen in Ogun should be ready for him, he is coming.

I am waiting for what Buhari and Garbage Sheu will say, if it's wrong for a man to try securing his territory and father land.
He will tell us if it is wrong to fight crime, that is when we will know that Buhari is the grand patron of killer herdsmen

Falana the old fool...always on the side of wrong people on claiming stupid laws

Why can't Falana offer his ancestorial land inherited from his father at Ekiti or his Abuja and Lagos lands and property former EFCC boss Magu gave to Fulani Herdsmen


If freedom of movement is sarcrosant and all citizens can live anywhere they like, then let's abolish Land Use Act and Laws on Trespass

Since Fulani can live anywhere, let me also move to an empty land in Asokoro Abuja and build a house next to Aso Rock since it's an empty land or Eko Atlantic and Banana island



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Tell that to Buhari and El rufai who hold your clients in custody all this while despite the court order

Do herdsmen have right to kidnap people, kill ,destroy farm of their hosts while the security agencies , president and herdsmen leaders look away?

But the herdsmen has the right to kill farmers

SilverNorGold:
Finally, someone has UNDERSCORED my exact point! God bless you, Falana.. No wonder you made my list of CREDIBLE Nigerians we should EMULATE...

When I condemned Sunday Igboho's unlawful action, some unpatriotic Yorubas attacked me. To them, my condemning his action was synonymous with supporting the killer herdsmen's heinous crimes... To them, it's a war between the Yorubas and the Fulanis... Neglecting the fact that I was among the people that supported Governor Akeredolu..

But it's well.. At least, I now know the true color of those unpatriotic, tribalistic and opportunistic chameleons parading themselves as patriots... Thank God for REVEALING their true colors through this incident... Nigeria must better whether you bastards like it or not!

Long live Nigeria!

He no better for you

My words of advice; Falana should tread carefully.

solmusdesigns:




Falana the old fool...always on the side of wrong people on claiming stupid laws

Why can't Falana offer his ancestorial land inherited from his father at Ekiti or his Abuja and Lagos lands and property former EFCC boss Magu gave to Fulani Herdsmen


If freedom of movement is sarcrosant and all citizens can live anywhere they like, then let's abolish Land Use Act and Laws on Trespass

Since Fulani can live anywhere, let me also move to an empty land in Asokoro Abuja and build a house next to Aso Rock since it's an empty land or Eko Atlantic and Banana island



.

Falana should quote the section of the constitution that empowers any tribe to be causing problems in their host towns.

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SilverNorGold:
Finally, someone has UNDERSCORED my exact point! God bless you, Falana.. No wonder you made my list of CREDIBLE Nigerians we should EMULATE...

When I condemned Sunday Igboho's unlawful action, some unpatriotic Yorubas attacked me. To them, my condemning his action was synonymous with supporting the killer herdsmen's heinous crimes... To them, it's a war between the Yorubas and the Fulanis... Neglecting the fact that I was among the people that supported Governor Akeredolu..

But it's well.. At least, I now know the true color of those unpatriotic, tribalistic and opportunistic chameleons parading themselves as patriots... Thank God for REVEALING their true colors through this incident... Nigeria must better whether you bastards like it or not!

Long live Nigeria!

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You were among those that supported akeredolu and so?

Were you the one that do the voting?

We the indigenous Ondo People are behind our governor.
We don't need your hands or your support whatsoever.

Face your state and your Governor

Sammy07:


You were among those that supported akeredolu and so?

Were you the one that do the voting?

We the indigenous Ondo People are behind our governor.
We don't need your hands or your support whatsoever.

Face your state and your Governor

My brother, I am not talking about election. I am talking about this same issue. See screenshot.. Nawa o. At least, your true color has been revealed!

Nigeria must better.

The only true patriotic Nigerians on Nairaland I know of currently are , Helinues, and thebosstrevor1.. The others parading themselves as Patriots are nothing but cheap and pathetic hypocrites!

But Nigeria go better.

SilverNorGold:


My brother, I am not talking about election. I am talking about this same issue. See screenshot.. Nawa o. At least, your true color has been revealed!

Nigeria must better.

Face your state and your Governor.
We don't need your support.

And I never hide my color.
Yoruba first before any other useless thing.

Mind you, I'm an advocate for this country to break up or go back to regional government.
Sliver nor gold ko, diamond nor bronze ni

Government should also do the expected on time. If they had taken necessary measure to curb the problem in that environment, private citizen wudnt av intervened.

Under normal circumstances we shouldn't have citizens issuing quit notice to each other. But the situation in Nigeria at present is far from normal.

The fact that the government is doing nothing about these incessant attacks on people who are doing their legitimate businesses is far from normal.

Before you can fault people like Sunday Igboho you have to make sure that simple activities like farming does not put your life in danger from criminals.
Self preservation is the first law of nature.

Squatter = Tenant
According to Fake Falala SAN

Guestlander:
Under normal circumstances we shouldn't have citizens issuing quit notice to each other. But the situation in Nigeria at present is far from normal.

The fact that the government is doing nothing about these incessant attacks on people who are doing their legitimate businesses is far from normal.

Before you can fault people like Sunday Igboho you have to make sure that simple activities like farming does not put your life in danger from criminals.
Self preservation is the first law of nature.

Slivernorgold should come and learn.

Kudos to you,brother.

Sammy07:


Face your state and your Governor.
We don't need your support.

And I never hide my color.
Yoruba first before any other useless thing.

Mind you, I'm an advocate for this country to break up or go back to regional government.
Sliver nor gold ko, diamond nor bronze ni

My brother, I just corrected you. Give thanks and move on or just simply move on if "arrogance hinders acceptance."

God bless Nigeria.

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SilverNorGold:


My brother, I just corrected you. Give thanks and move on or just simply move on if "arrogance hinders acceptance."

God bless Nigeria.

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Mtcheew

adenigga:
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, had no right to issue a vacation notice to Fulani herders in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Igboho, who is the Akoni Oodua of Yoruba land, had asked herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle to leave within seven days.

At the expiration of the ultimatum last week, he and his followers had stormed the Fulani settlement in Igangan to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and the herders.

But Falana advised the affected herders to seek redress in court, saying, “Anybody who is affected by such illegal quit notices would have to go to court to stop whoever is issuing the notices. That is the law but don’t let us resort to violence; it is unnecessary.”

The senior advocate, who spoke on a BBC programme on Wednesday monitored by The PUNCH, argued that some of the evicted herders had lived in Ibarapaland for many years and have the constitutional rights to do so.

Falana said, “With profound respect under our laws, even a squatter cannot be ejected and that is why on a daily basis, tenants are given quit notices by landlords or owners of properties.

“So, a private citizen cannot wake up and say anybody should leave the community, you must embrace the rule of law. Nobody can do that, not even the government because section 43 of the constitution says every citizen shall have the right to own and acquire properties in any parts of the country.

“The campaign of the human rights community is that if you are born in a place, or you have lived for not less than ten years in any part of the country, you should be considered an indigene and be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the so-called indigenes of the state. So, for me, there is no way I can embrace anyone who has given quit notice to any group of people.”

Falana warned against generalisation, saying criminal elements must be arrested and prosecuted without an entire ethnic group being labelled as criminal.

“We must stop the idea of criminal profiling. If anybody has committed an offence or a group of people has committed an offence, we must fish them out and have them tried under the law but you can’t wake up and say all Yoruba people, all Hausa people are criminals, all Igbo people are criminals. No, it is a fallacy of generalisation,” he noted.

He said the failure of the government to prosecute those paraded by the police for state offences had resulted in a situation where private citizens issue quit notices to people of other tribes.

The rights advocate said, “The government must ensure that the lives of the citizens are secured. It is the abdication of the duty of the government that has made the Sunday Igbohos to be relevant in the society.

“That is why private citizens give quit notices to people from other parts of the country. It is not the right way to fight this problem.

“We need to have ranches, in Oyo State in particular. The largest abattoir in West Africa is located in Oyo State but the state government has not allowed the abattoir to function for the past nine years. Is that how to run a country?

“The scientific way of solving this problem has been abandoned. So, why would a Sunday Igboho not take over the government of that state? That is what is going on.

“There are genuine fears and facts on ground that the lives and properties in that state and in many states of the country are not safe.

“Let the government remove the basis of this quit notice by ensuring that lives and property of every person in Nigeria in safe.”

Source:
https://m.punchng.com/News/Sunday-Igboho-has-no-right-to-issue-eviction-notice-to-herdsmen-Falana

who elected igboho to speak for we Yoruba , which political office does he occupy ..please we don't want war in south west we are Yoruba and we are sophisticated/ intelligence we won't let a thug leaf intellectuals ...Yoruba reason with your senses and not emotions

Toh

No be same Fulani herdsmen and Ondo government sat together this week and discussed how to settle the insecurities regarding herdsmen.

Imagine, if we had allowed Sunday Igboho to carry on with the nonsense, by now , so many lives must have been lost, properties destroyed while thousands would be displaced...

Words of drunkard is always straight from heaven..

To those who claimed to be Yoruba but expected illiterate Igboho to lead a war in SW states, shame on all of you ..

Sammy07:


Slivernorgold should come and learn.

Kudos to you,brother.

My brother, we are talking about illegality. If every tribe behaves like Sunday, there'll be chaos.. If you want your own country, go through the right channel... I supported Akeredolu but condemned Sunday Igboho, shouldn't that tell you I am a person that's always on the path of legality? You see, I am never against any notice. Just make it legal so we don't disrupt whatever peace we are managing. That's my point.

God bless Nigeria.

Sammy07:


Answer this and I will keep shut.

Ever since this herdsmen have been killing people and gazing on their farms since 2015.

Mention ONE measure the government have taken.

President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly charged security agencies to deal with the menace (see screenshot)... They couldn't deliver satisfactorily, hence decided to fire them... You don't expect the President to fight the bandits himself..

Also, he introduced the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) settlements to put an end to the crisis, but of course, it was greeted with suspicion, hence its failure (suspension). There are other measures, but these should do..

God bless Nigeria.

Them don dey come, one -by-one

Falz warn your father he will be beaten blue and black and nothing will happen.Do Fulani have right to be kidnappings,raping,killing and destroying peoples farms on their land?since no government is ready to tame bullhari peoples madness and illegallitie let just resolve Illegality with illegality no tribe have monopoly of madness

Sammy07:



Falana should quote the section of the constitution that empowers any tribe to be causing problems in their host towns.

It's not even about causing trouble or being law abiding (which Fulanis aren't)

My ancestors are from Labiran, Ibadan.. the Clan and Family has Farm Lands in Oke Omi, Jagun Village Old Ife road, Alakia, Olorunda, and so on.. the Mogaji the family head is the custodian, Baale are district family heads and it was gazetted by Olubadan and Oyo State Government ..

Now what Falana and Ruga Fulani Land grabbers are saying is that they can wake up one day and occupy my land with their cows and I have no legal right to issue them quit notice



.

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SilverNorGold:


My brother, we are talking about illegality. If every tribe behaves like Sunday, there'll be chaos.. If you want your own country, go through the right channel... I supported Akeredolu but condemned Sunday Igboho, shouldn't that tell you I am a person that's always on the path of legality? You see, I am never against any notice. Just make it legal so we don't disrupt whatever peace we are managing. That's my point.

God bless Nigeria.

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Answer this and I will keep shut.

Ever since this herdsmen have been killing people and gazing on their farms since 2015.

Mention ONE measure the government have taken.